The Chicago Plan Commission endorsed the first phase of a plan by the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families to remake the Near West Side neighborhood around the United Center.

New renderings show what a stunning $7 billion development around the United Center could look like in coming years.

If approved, the development called the "1901 Project" would add housing, retail, entertainment spaces and a public plaza around the United Center.

A $7 billion commercial, residential and entertainment district planned near the United Center easily cleared the first hurdle Thursday.

The Reinsdorf and Wirtz families have strengthened their control of the land surrounding the arena, a step toward their $7 billion proposal to transform its environs into a sprawling campus.

The Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago Bulls will face off at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at United Center without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The Hawks pulled off an upset win in their last outing, and are hoping to pull that off once more against the 2-point favorite Bulls.

The new-coach bump was real, and the Anders Sorensen vibe was No. 1 on our inaugural Blackhawks power rankings. A lot can change in 19 days. The vibe these days is as bad as it’s been all season, as the Blackhawks have lost six of their last seven games.

Last year brought significant change to Chicago sports media, and it affected this year’s power rankings. Here are my top 20 personalities in the market in TV, radio and — for the first time — podcasts.

The Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls have been consistently hovering around the Play-In Tournament picture this season, which is not too unlike how the last few

The Atlanta Hawks were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, and De'Andre Hunter (their top three scorers) coming into tonight's game vs Chicago. They were playing

NOTES: Predators forward Jonathan Marchessault has a six-game point streak (six assists). … Bedard has 40 points (13 goals, 27 assists) and became the second teenager in Blackhawks history with multiple 40-point seasons ( Eddie Olczyk, 1984-85, 1985-86).

LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls.